It has a lot of automated features, including "oh shit" modes where if you lose it or having trouble landing it, it will return and do it for you. Also takes good pictures. The thing almost pilots itself and needs very little maintenance.

If you want to go overboard, you can wait a few days and pick up one of these. But there are no reviews as of yet so I don't know if it's actually that much of a superior product.http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3

Wired wrote:Hang on to your drone. Boeing’s developed a laser cannon specifically designed to turn unmanned aircraft into flaming wreckage.
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But governments and militaries around the world are terrified by the prospect of drones carrying explosives or chemical weapons (and now, pornography) into places where they shouldn’t.

There are lots of theories on the best way to deal with the drone threat. An Idaho company has developed special anti-drone shotgun shells. Some agencies are working on jamming technology to block communication from the operator to the aircraft. Firefighters in New York kept it simple, aiming their hose at a pesky drone hovering near a house fire.

Forget all that. Boeing thinks the best way to kill a drone is to zap it with a precision laser, burn a hole in it, and bring it down.